Trauma Therapy in Athens, GA
Trauma changes how you experience the world — how safe you feel, how you connect with people, how your body responds to stress. Therapy can help you process what happened and reclaim how you live.
You don't need to have experienced a single catastrophic event to benefit from trauma therapy. Childhood experiences, toxic relationships, loss, chronic stress, and other forms of sustained difficulty can all leave a lasting mark.
Our therapists at Meristem are experienced in trauma work and understand that healing isn't linear. We won't push you faster than you're ready to go, and we won't ask you to relive anything before you're prepared. The work happens at your pace, with a therapist you trust.
Who This Is For:
You might be a good fit if you're carrying the weight of past experiences that still affect you today, you experience flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive memories, you feel hypervigilant, easily startled, or emotionally numb, trust and intimacy are difficult for you, or you've noticed patterns in your life that trace back to earlier experiences.
Your First Step:
Call or email us. We'll talk briefly about what you're looking for and match you with a therapist who's experienced in trauma work. No significant intake paperwork before we connect.
Your Team:
All six of our therapists work with trauma: Rachel, RJ, Owen, Shannon, Robert, and Jessica. We'll match you based on fit, availability, and insurance.
Ready to start?
Phone: 706-352-9437
Email: info@meristemtherapy.com
Insurance & Logistics:
We accept BCBS/Anthem, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Alliant for our substance use therapists. Let us know your plan when you reach out and we'll confirm coverage.
In-Person or Virtual Sessions available. All in-person sessions are at our Athens office: